Drug interactions
Amoxapine + Dobutamine
Severity: Moderate
Amoxapine and Dobutamine: moderate interaction.
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Summary
Tricyclic antidepressants block norepinephrine reuptake and can potentiate the cardiovascular effects of catecholamines, leading to exaggerated hypertension, tachycardia or arrhythmias. The effect with dobutamine is variable and usually manageable with monitoring.
What this interaction means in plain words
Amoxapine and Dobutamine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken.
Why it happens
Inhibition of neuronal catecholamine reuptake by amoxapine alters the response to dobutamine.
What to do
Titrate dobutamine cautiously from a low dose with continuous blood pressure and ECG monitoring.
What to ask your pharmacist
- Should I take them at different times of day?
- Does the dose of either medicine need to change?
- Is there anything I should avoid, such as alcohol or certain foods, while on both?
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Frequently asked questions
Can I take Amoxapine with Dobutamine?
MediHelp rates the interaction as moderate. Amoxapine and Dobutamine can affect each other. The combination is often manageable, but it may need a change of dose, a change of timing, or extra checks while both are taken. Tricyclic antidepressants block norepinephrine reuptake and can potentiate the cardiovascular effects of catecholamines, leading to exaggerated hypertension, tachycardia or arrhythmias. The effect with dobutamine is variable and usually manageable with monitoring.
How serious is the interaction between Amoxapine and Dobutamine?
MediHelp rates it moderate, on a four-level scale (minor, moderate, major, contraindicated) based on published labels and references. What to do, in brief: Titrate dobutamine cautiously from a low dose with continuous blood pressure and ECG monitoring.
What other medicines interact with Dobutamine?
MediHelp also lists interactions of Dobutamine with, for example, Budesonide-formoterol, Dihydroergotamine intranasal, Dihydroergotamine. The full list is on the Dobutamine page.
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